Wiki Entry 1 4-4-8 Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences
1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
I have done posters on Abraham Lincoln, and Alvin York. I have also done a poster on a french recipe.
2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
Research is to find both the important and interesting facts about a subject and to arrange those facts in a comprehensible manner.
3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
I wrote a paper about Alvin York that was succesful because I included the interesting parts of his story along with the plain facts. I put in a lot of 'fun facts'. I enjoyed this experience.
Wiki Entry 2 4-7-8 Reflection on Webbing Process
1.I think the webbing process helped me because I already knew what I wanted to do, but it helped me make sure there was enough information to do it on my subject.
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Wiki Entry 3 4-7-8 Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic
1. Topic: I decided to do my project on Prohibition and its effect on America.
2. Why you chose it: I decided to do it on prohibition because I have always felt like that is one of the more interesting times of American history.
3. I already know that it empowered organized crime, and put all the breweries out of bussiness, in cluding the fledgling wine bussiness. Wiki Entry 4 4-7-8 Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class
1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
What effect did Prohibition have on America? How did it affect the breweries? What effect did it have on the crime rate? How did it affect organized crime? When was it? When did it end? What % of breweries were able to go back into bussiness once Prohibition ended? Who suggested prohibition? Wiki Entry 5 4-7-8 Reflections on Pre-Notetaking
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?
It helped me realize what order my paragraph would be in, and what information I still needed to fill out. I had basically already had mine because whenever i realized we were doing an essay i tend to think in questions so it was easy for me Wiki Entry 6 4-9-8 Search Log
1. What have I learned today?
I learned about prohibition and its affect on the econo,y of america
2. What problems have I had?
my computer wouldn't turn on and that is it
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
Mrs. C. fixed it
4. What will I do next?
continue researching Wiki Entry 7 4-10-8 Search Log
1. What have I learned today?
I learned about Al Capone, and how prohibibition affected criminals and how it increased crime.
2. What problems have I had?
I had difficulties finding stats on how much crime increased
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
I will do power searches and keep searchingn diligently
4. What will I do next?
I will continue searching for facts. Wiki Entry 8 4-11-8 Search Log
1. What have I learned today?
I learned more about bootlegging, how it's done, and everything on how it affected crime.
2. What problems have I had?
I had difficulty finding this website I found earlier that had lots of good information.
3. How will i overcome the problem(s)?
I will find new websites.
4. What will I do next?
I will find a print source to use in my project
1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
I have done posters on Abraham Lincoln, and Alvin York. I have also done a poster on a french recipe.
2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
Research is to find both the important and interesting facts about a subject and to arrange those facts in a comprehensible manner.
3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
I wrote a paper about Alvin York that was succesful because I included the interesting parts of his story along with the plain facts. I put in a lot of 'fun facts'. I enjoyed this experience.
Wiki Entry 2 4-7-8 Reflection on Webbing Process
1.I think the webbing process helped me because I already knew what I wanted to do, but it helped me make sure there was enough information to do it on my subject.
_
Wiki Entry 3 4-7-8 Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic
1. Topic: I decided to do my project on Prohibition and its effect on America.
2. Why you chose it: I decided to do it on prohibition because I have always felt like that is one of the more interesting times of American history.
3. I already know that it empowered organized crime, and put all the breweries out of bussiness, in cluding the fledgling wine bussiness.
Wiki Entry 4 4-7-8 Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class
1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
What effect did Prohibition have on America? How did it affect the breweries? What effect did it have on the crime rate? How did it affect organized crime? When was it? When did it end? What % of breweries were able to go back into bussiness once Prohibition ended? Who suggested prohibition?
Wiki Entry 5 4-7-8 Reflections on Pre-Notetaking
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?
It helped me realize what order my paragraph would be in, and what information I still needed to fill out. I had basically already had mine because whenever i realized we were doing an essay i tend to think in questions so it was easy for me
Wiki Entry 6 4-9-8 Search Log
1. What have I learned today?
I learned about prohibition and its affect on the econo,y of america
2. What problems have I had?
my computer wouldn't turn on and that is it
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
Mrs. C. fixed it
4. What will I do next?
continue researching
Wiki Entry 7 4-10-8 Search Log
1. What have I learned today?
I learned about Al Capone, and how prohibibition affected criminals and how it increased crime.
2. What problems have I had?
I had difficulties finding stats on how much crime increased
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
I will do power searches and keep searchingn diligently
4. What will I do next?
I will continue searching for facts.
Wiki Entry 8 4-11-8 Search Log
1. What have I learned today?
I learned more about bootlegging, how it's done, and everything on how it affected crime.
2. What problems have I had?
I had difficulty finding this website I found earlier that had lots of good information.
3. How will i overcome the problem(s)?
I will find new websites.
4. What will I do next?
I will find a print source to use in my project